French, 1926–2016
Francois Morellet
340results on record
77%sell-through
$32,462median result (USD, incl. premium; 96% observed, 4% estimated from hammer)
$591,223record in our coverage
Drawn from 340 recorded results (298 sold · 42 passed) across 16 auction houses, 2000–2026. 4 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 96% observed, 4% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| painting | 36 | 100% | $52,940 |
| other | 32 | 100% | $28,509 |
| prints | 30 | 67% | $15,425 |
| works on paper | 12 | 0% | $7,960 |
| ceramics & design | 4 | n/a | $17,281 |
Medium is recorded for 114 of 340 results (34%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Victor Vasarely Francois Morellet Victor Vasarely
| Metric | Francois Morellet | Victor Vasarely |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $32,462 | $1,951 |
| Record price | $591,223 | $10,350,000 |
| Results on record | 340 | 3,323 |
| Years active at auction | 2000–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Victor VasarelyAndy WarholArmanHans Hartung
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
78/ 100
- Sell-through77%
- Meets estimate70%
- Market depth340 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Where this artist sells best
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotheby's | 141 | 88% | $44,476 | 1.10× |
| Christie's | 67 | 86% | $30,980 | — |
| Dorotheum | 33 | 67% | $54,148 | — |
| Lempertz | 18 | 67% | $16,158 | — |
| Grisebach | 12 | — | $24,770 | — |
| Artcurial | 12 | — | $24,413 | 0.81× |
| Bonhams | 20 | 55% | $5,973 | 0.85× |
| Kruso Art | 10 | 80% | $278 | 0.70× |
| Wright | 7 | 100% | $7,800 | — |
| Rago | 6 | 100% | $16,370 | — |
| Phillips | 6 | 83% | $62,340 | — |
| Ketterer Kunst | 4 | — | $10,556 | — |
| VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | 3 | 100% | $11,860 | 0.80× |
| Lyon & Turnbull | 1 | — | $1,405 | 0.72× |
| FB Arte | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Finarte | 2 | 0% | — | — |
The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →
Prices realized 347 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 42 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2022·06 | 4 répartitions aléatoires de 2 carrés suivant les chiffres 31-41-59-26-53-58-97-93 | $115,390–$173,085 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·06 | „Grille se déformant par mouvement électrique“. 1966 | Chrome-plated and lacquered steel, chain, electric motor | $11,539–$17,308 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | „Seule droite traversant 2 carrés dans 2 plans différents“. 1978 | 2-part: acrylic on canvas on wood | $69,234–$92,312 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·06 | Triangle éclaté en 4 | $6,923–$8,077 | Lempertz | |||
| 2022·06 | Sphère-trames | $17,308–$23,078 | Lempertz | |||
| 2022·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2022·04 | Ombre Portée No. 7 | acrylic on canvas | $11,539–$17,308 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·04 | Rayures verticales | $17,308–$23,078 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·04 | 2 trames -1° +1° | $46,156–$69,234 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·04 | 5 groupes de lignes parallèles -1°, -2°, 0°, +1°, +2° | $69,234–$103,851 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·04 | 4 doubles trames 0° -22,5° -50° -72,5° | $46,156–$69,234 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·04 | Peinture | $23,078–$34,617 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·04 | Paysage | $9,231–$13,847 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·03 | Steel-life n° 66 | $70,000–$90,000 | Rago | |||
| 2021·12 | Sphères-trames | $13,847–$17,308 | Lempertz | |||
| 2021·12 | Du bleu au rouge | encre sérigraphique sur bois | $80,773–$115,390 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·12 | Ecran circulaire 20% 5 fois dégradé | $69,234–$92,312 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·12 | „3-4 horizontal + 3-4 vertical“. 1976 | Felt-tip pen on paper | $9,231–$13,847 | Grisebach | ||
| 2021·11 | 0° - 22°5 | $15,000–$20,000 | Rago | |||
| 2021·11 | Neons 3D: 20°-90°-45° | $6,742–$9,438 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·10 | π ferococo n°3, 1=30°, 6 éléments | néon rouge, fer plat, fil électrique, transformateur | $34,617–$57,695 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·07 | Pliage a 45° d’un demi-cercle passant par le milieu d’un carré | $3,462–$5,770 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·06 | 10 lignes au hasard, no.75086, no.3 | $28,848–$40,386 | Lempertz | |||
| 2020·12 | ohne titel (trames) (untitled – grids or grillage (wire mesh) | $5,770–$8,077 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·12 | 1 trame tirets 60 mm x 4 mm 90° | $34,617–$57,695 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·12 | 5 trames de tirets 60mm x4mm 0°36°72°108°144° | $34,617–$57,695 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·12 | 2 trames tirets 60mm x 4mm 0°90 | $34,617–$57,695 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·12 | 4 trames de tirets 60 mm x 4 mm 0°45°90°135° | $34,617–$57,695 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·12 | 3 trames de tirets 60mm x4mm 0°60°120° | $34,617–$57,695 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·12 | Tamponnades 1. 3. 9. 27. | $1,079–$1,618 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·12 | Ombre portée Nr. 7 | $23,078–$34,617 | Lempertz | |||
| 2020·12 | Untitled | $13,847–$17,308 | Lempertz | |||
| 2020·12 | Reinforced concrete 0°-90°, 20°-70° | fer à béton | $57,695–$80,773 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·12 | Reinforced concrete 45°, 55°, 65° | fer à béton | $17,308–$23,078 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·12 | „tous les 1, tous les 2... tous les 2, tous les 3... tous les 3, etc... tous les 25, tous les 26“. 1976 | Pencil and felt-tip pen on paper | $23,078–$28,848 | Grisebach | ||
| 2020·10 | balance-war no.1 rouge | $80,773–$115,390 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·09 | Trois cubes imbriqués, 1977 | $2,885–$3,462 | Finarte | |||
| 2020·07 | François Morellet. Entre autresBrema, Neus Museum Weserburg Bremen, 1997, 84x59,5 cm | $231–$462 | Finarte | |||
| 2020·07 | „10 lignes au hasard“. 1975 | Acrylic on canvas | $17,308–$20,770 | Grisebach | ||
| 2020·07 | Sphère-trames | $8,000–$12,000 | Wright | |||
| 2020·06 | Sphère-trames | acier inoxydable | $28,848–$40,386 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2020·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2020·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2020·06 | François Morellet | 2 Trames de Petits Carrés -9° +9° | $34,617–$46,156 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2020·04 | Untitled (Two Black, Two White) | $1,348–$2,022 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2020·02 | 2 doubles - trames -1° +1° | $40,450–$53,933 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·12 | lunatique neonly 4 quarts n°4 | $75,004–$98,082 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·12 | 28°-118°, 33°-123°, 83°-173° | encre sérigraphique et peinture vinylique sur carton | $9,231–$13,847 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·12 | 0°-90°, 7°-97° | encre sérigraphique et peinture vinyllique sur carton | $9,231–$13,847 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·12 | 32°-122°, 33°-123°, 83°-173° | encre sérigraphique et peinture vinyllique sur carton | $9,231–$13,847 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·12 | 0°-90°, 85°-175°, 89°-179°, 91°-181° | encre sérigraphique et peinture vinylique sur carton | $9,231–$13,847 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·12 | 28°-118°, 34°-124° | encre sérigraphique et peinture vinylique sur carton | $9,231–$13,847 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·12 | Falaise et mer et cadre | acrylique et peinture glycérophtalique sur toile dans un cadre d'artiste; en deux parties | $28,848–$40,386 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·11 | Diagonale-Horizontale | $6,923–$9,231 | Lempertz | |||
| 2019·11 | Ombre portée Nr. 7 | $34,617–$46,156 | Lempertz | |||
| 2019·11 | Sphère-trames, 1962 | $30,000–$50,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·10 | François Morellet (1926 - 2016) | $692–$1,154 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2019·09 | Table dite "Détabilisation n°1" - 1990-1991 | Structure en acier, plateau en verre | $1,731–$2,885 | Artcurial | ||
| 2019·09 | Trames de parallèles 0° - 55°- 90°- 145° | $4,045–$6,742 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·07 | Trois cubes imbriqués | $3,000–$5,000 | Wright | |||
| 2019·06 | 2 trames de tirets superposées en pivotant sur un côté | $40,450–$53,933 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·06 | françois morellet, necklace [collier], 2011 | $1,731–$2,308 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·06 | 10 lignes au hasard | $28,848–$40,386 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·06 | 10 lignes au hasard | huile sur toile | $28,848–$40,386 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·06 | Un penchant pour le penché | $23,078–$34,617 | Christie's | |||
| 2019·06 | Sphère-trames | $30,000–$50,000 | Wright | |||
| 2019·06 | 2 simples trames 0°10° | huile sur toile | $173,085–$230,780 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·06 | Sphère Trame | $23,078–$34,617 | Lempertz | |||
| 2019·06 | Untitled | $8,077–$10,385 | Lempertz | |||
| 2019·06 | 3 Trames de grillage 0° 30° 60° | $5,770–$8,077 | Lempertz | |||
| 2019·06 | pi twin n°6, 1=20° | $8,077–$10,385 | Lempertz | |||
| 2019·05 | 2 Trames 0°, 90° (intervalles 14 cm et 17 cm) | oil on canvas | $92,312–$138,468 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·05 | Diagonale-horizontale (Diagonal-Horizontal) | $4,616–$6,923 | Christie's | |||
| 2019·05 | Sphère-trames | stainless steel | $28,848–$40,386 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·05 | Untitled | each serigraph: 70 x 70cm | $2,308–$3,462 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·03 | Carré² | $67,416–$94,383 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·03 | Sphère-Trames | $40,450–$67,416 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·03 | Sphère-Trame 1966 | $33,708–$40,450 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·12 | tableau 10°-100°, médiane 90 | $11,539–$17,308 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·12 | Après réflexion n. 1 | acrylic on canvas mounted on board, six white neon tubes partly colored in black | $69,234–$92,312 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·12 | 10 lignes au hasard | huile sur toile | $34,617–$57,695 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2018·11 | 4 Double Trames - 4˚ + 4˚ - 8˚ + 8˚ (4 Double Frames - 4˚ + 4˚ - 8˚ + 8˚) | oil on board | $46,156–$69,234 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·10 | 20% de carrés superposés 5 fois en pivotant au centre | $69,234–$92,312 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·10 | Pi Lourd N°2 - 2011 | Métal découpé et acrylique sur bois | $51,926–$63,464 | Artcurial | ||
| 2018·10 | 5 lignes au hasard (π) en peinture et en néon no 3 | $134,833–$202,249 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·07 | répartition aléatoire de 40,000 carrés suivant les chiffres pairs et impairs d'un annuaire de téléphone, 50% rouge no. 1, 50% bleu, no. 1 | — | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·06 | Tirets 5 mm encre, 10 mm crayon, 15 mm encre, 20 mm crayon etc… | mine de plomb et encre sur papier | $13,847–$20,770 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·06 | Lunatique neonly 4 quarts n°4 | $92,312–$138,468 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·06 | π puissant n°5, 1=9° | $92,312–$138,468 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·06 | 2 trames de tirets 0°90°, longueur 40 mm, espacements 85 mm et120 mm | $230,780–$346,170 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2018·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2018·06 | Untitled | $8,077–$10,385 | Lempertz | |||
| 2018·06 | Pinox No.1 | $5,770–$8,077 | Lempertz | |||
| 2018·05 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2018·04 | 3 Trames de grillage 0°-30°-60° (3 Mesh Frames 0°-30°-60°) | wire mesh and stained wood on aluminium | $5,770–$8,077 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·03 | Décrochage no. 7 | acrylic on canvas laid on board and neon | $53,933–$80,900 | Christie's | ||
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